2024 Henan Spring Festival Gala will meet the audience at 19:30 on February 7 (the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month). The theme is "Qi Sing Long Dong Qiang", which is full of traditional New Year flavor and festive atmosphere. The previously officially announced casts of Jackie Chan , Secondhand Rose, Yang Liping, Yang Mi , etc. have also attracted much attention from netizens. So, what are the highlights and exciting programs of this year’s Henan Spring Festival Gala? On the afternoon of February 5, reporters visited the Henan Spring Festival Gala and interviewed chief director Lu Hongli and chief visual director Li Peng.
Fully film and television shooting to reach the details of life in multiple dimensions
Lu Hongli said that one of the highlights of this year’s Henan Spring Festival Gala is that there is no main stage. It will touch the details of life in multiple dimensions through full film and television shooting. After four months of planning and filming, the 2024 Henan Spring Festival Gala has entered the final sprint stage, and the content production team is working intensively on the final in-depth processing.
Lu Hongli said that the 2024 Spring Festival Gala will still provide innovative expressions of traditional culture. For example, in the song "The Power of China", in a setting space rich in technology and Chinese civilization and in the sound of drums full of national characteristics, Jackie Chan slowly appeared on the stage, singing "The Power of China" while walking. Through real-life shots of my country's aerospace development and the achievements of a major country, it demonstrates my country's ever-changing scientific and technological strength and expresses the Chinese people's national cultural confidence and national pride.
Lu Hongli also revealed to reporters the details of the dance "Shen Ma Xiangyun" that incorporates elements from Henan's archaeological achievements. "The dance is based on the huge stone mural 'Sea Horse Flying Clouds' from the Northern Song Dynasty in the Zhouqiao site in Kaifeng, Henan, which was selected as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in the country in 2022. It adheres to the principles of traditional Chinese aesthetics and uses the rhythm and rhythm of classical dance to create a unique atmosphere for the dancers. In the extremely tense movements, colorful dance segments are created that are highly entertaining, leading the audience into the prosperous scene of the Spring Festival of the Song Dynasty thousands of years ago."
Featured program with a strong folk flavor
Micro comedy program "Secondhand Village Evening", telling the story of secondhand The Rose Band received an invitation to the Henan Spring Festival Gala on the eve of the Spring Festival. However, when they arrived at the train station, they were accidentally mistaken as a team of top chefs invited by a village in Sanmenxia to cook New Year's Eve dinner for the "Village Gala". Misunderstandings between the two parties led to a series of funny stories.
Lu Hongli said: "I hope everyone will pay attention to the program "Second-hand Village Night". Their humor in it and their expressions that fit their respective identities are very interesting."
Li Peng said that this program is very down-to-earth and the filming location is "Traditional Chinese Village" Dikengyuan in Sanmenxia, Henan, in the strong Spring Festival atmosphere in Henan's countryside, the original songs of the Second-hand Rose Band were combined with elements of Henan opera music, adapted and blended with new rock music, and jointly performed a wonderful village evening program , joyful, interesting, and folkloric.
"In terms of color and tone of the program, some relatively strong color trends are used for the first time, which is an innovation in visual presentation." Li Peng said that they are guided by visual innovation in the arrangement, shooting and post-production synthesis of the program. , carry out diversified interpretations.
In addition to the interpretation of traditional culture, Li Peng revealed that this Henan Spring Festival Gala also tried to interpret the application of AI for the first time. For example, some language programs vividly displayed the interest of current life through the expression of AI and the relationship between characters.